State sued over unequal education for black students
The law says the state must never deprive any citizen of the "school rights and privileges" described in the 1868 constitution
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No bail for suspects in death of boy, 6, found in car
Kingston Frazier was found shot dead in his mother's stolen car on the day of his first grade graduation
Lawmaker speaks out after his lynching comments spark uproar
Mississippi state Rep. Karl Oliver said destruction of Confederate monuments is "heinous and horrific"
Man sentenced to 49 years for anti-transgender hate crime killing
It was the first case prosecuted under the federal Hate Crimes Prevention Act involving a victim targeted because of gender identity
ACLU lawsuit says police unfairly target black residents
ACLU says police illegally search, detain, arrest black residents without reasonable suspicion
Man says partner denied cremation because they were gay
Lawsuit alleges funeral home, which denies the allegation, refused to cremate Robert Huskey's body because they wouldn't "deal with their kind"
Tornadoes, severe storms strike Texas, Central U.S.
Severe weather, including tornadoes, high winds, hail and flooding, killed at least 16 people in Texas and the Central U.S. this weekend
5 Miss. high school students arrested, accused of gang rape
The incident allegedly happened at on off-campus party in March
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Woman dies in storm after trying to direct rescuers to her sinking car
Jacqueline Williams was trying to relay her location to a dispatcher as her car settled into swirling waters, said Rankin County Coroner David Ruth
Woman accused of using Bible to smuggle meth into Miss. jail
Jail officials found methamphetamine inside the back cover of the good book
Court blocks law that would have closed Mississippi's only abortion clinic
Mississippi was one of several states with laws saying physicians who work at an abortion clinic must have admitting privileges
Tour bus hit by freight train in deadly crash didn't take planned route
Driver may have followed a GPS set for commercial vehicle use rather than directions from tour company, NTSB board member says
Deadly collision: 16 accidents at Miss. train crossing over 4 decades
A freight train barreled into a charter bus at the crossing on Tuesday, killing four people
Train slams into charter bus in Mississippi, killing 4
The bus was carrying 50 senior citizens when its side was struck by a train
DREAMer arrested in Miss. after speaking about immigration issues
Argentinian-born Daniela Vargas was taken into custody on Wednesday, according to attorneys and ICE
Search for suspect in woman's slaying, jogger's shooting
Mississippi authorities have launched a nationwide search for 28-year-old Alex Bridges Deaton
Boy, 5, among family members shot dead in Miss. home
Authorities have charged one person in the shooting deaths of the boy and his mother, grandmother and aunt at their home in Mississippi
Mississippi considers firing squad, gas chamber as execution methods
Lawmakers are advancing a proposal to add them as execution methods in case a court blocks use of lethal injection drugs
Tornadoes touch down, wreak havoc in Louisiana
Gov. declares state of emergency after twisters rip houses from foundations, leave 10,000 without power
Emmett Till's accuser recants claims that led to his death
In 1955 Mississippi, Carolyn Bryant told her husband Till whistled at her. A few days later, Till was found dead
While the Falcons were winning, twisters tore up Georgia
Residents are just beginning to pick up the pieces after a rare and powerful January storm system tears across the Deep South, killing 19
Twisters, other violent weather devastate Southeast
Lives lost in Georgia and Mississippi -- and storms still threaten parts of South Carolina, Florida
Deadly tornado rips through parts of southern Mississippi
Tornado hits Hattiesburg, Mississippi, area in the dark of night, killing people, flattening scores of homes
Miss. town to reconsider "Great Americans Day" designation on MLK Day, mayor says
A Biloxi City Councilman said after the social media firestorm: "You know, we’re all looking at it and saying, ‘Hey, we need to change it'"
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